Tag: Refugees
Welcome refugees and reject racism, Merkel says after rallies
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to turn their backs on a growing grass-roots movement of anti-Muslim protesters, calling them racists full of hatred, and...
Afghan refugees in Balochistan seeking asylum abroad: UNHCR
More than 900 Afghan refugees in Balochistan approached United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to seek asylum abroad during the year 2013, an...
Pakistan still hosts largest number of refugees: UN
The United Nations refugee agency has warned that 2013 could become a record year for the highest levels of forced displacement ever seen, owing...
Afghan refugees to be sent back to camps
The Capital Development Authority (CDA), in collaboration with the city administration, has selected two new sites for relocating slum dwellers of Sector I-11. ...
Syria hits back at UN over Palestinian refugees
Syria on Monday hit back at the United Nations over the fate of Palestinian refugees after UN chief Ban Ki-moon voiced “grave concern” following...
For Afghan refugees, Pakistan is home
There are more than 1.6 million Afghan refugees registered in Pakistan and a recent United Nations survey found that roughly 80 percent have no...
For Afghan refugees, Pakistan is gome
There are more than 1.6 million Afghan refugees registered in Pakistan and a recent United Nations survey found that roughly 80 percent have no...
Nearly 83,000 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan this year
The UN refugee agency said Wednesday that nearly 83,000 Afghan refugees have returned home this year through its assisted voluntary repatriation program, a 24...
UNHCR announces package for repatriation of Afghan refugees
UN refugee agency has announced special relief package for Afghan refugees for their voluntary return to Afghanistan during November and December 2012 under which...
KP govt refuses to extend Afghan refugees’ stay
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has refused to extend Afghan refugees’ stay in Pakistan, saying they are being sent back due to law and order...
Actress Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Turkey camps
Hollywood star and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie on Thursday visited Turkey's largest camp for Syrian refugees near the border, where overjoyed thousands welcomed...
Over 50,000 refugees return to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran: UNHCR
More than 50,000 Afghan refugees have returned from exile in Pakistan and Iran so far this year. From January-August, UNHCR helped an average of...
Leave Pakistan or face legal action, government tells unregistered Afghan refugees
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department on Thursday warned unregistered afghan refugees and foreigners residing illegally in the country to immediately leave Pakistan otherwise strict...
Syrian refugees in Jordan camp double in past week: UN
The number of Syrians fleeing to the Al Zaatri refugee camp in Jordan has doubled in recent days, with more than 10,000 taking shelter...
For many Afghan refugees, Lahore is the home they always wanted
Gul Hakeem, 52, is a respected shopkeeper in the Shadman Market. He is frequently called upon, as a respected elder known for his cool...
Govt, UNHCR say registered Afghan refugees won’t be deported by year...
Members of parliament and United Nations Human Rights Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have denied the media reports that 1.7 million Afghan refugees would be...
Pakistan should retain Afghan refugees: Aftab Sherpao
Chairman of Pakistan Peoples' Party-Sherpao (PPP-S) Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has asked the government to retain the Afghan refugees till restoration of peace in...
